A Denver County Court judge Wednesday sentenced Broncos linebacker D.J. Williams to 30 days of in-home detention for his most recent driving-while-ability-impaired conviction, but delayed the penalty’s start date until Feb. 7 — just after the Super Bowl.

Prosecutors sought a month in jail, saying it was Williams’ second DWAI conviction in just more than five years. He also faces two years of mandatory probation.

Campbell delayed the imposition of Williams’ detention after Steinberg told the court that Williams would not be allowed to play in home games with the ankle bracelet required to monitor his whereabouts.

“Any time you make mistakes, he’s paying his dues right now, literally,” Broncos coach John Fox said. “So it’s a process. He’s done what he’s supposed to through the process and we’ll honor what they decide.”

Williams was stopped about 2 a.m. one day in November 2010 for driving his sports utility vehicle without the headlights turned on. He refused a sobriety test and was convicted in August of misdemeanor driving while ability impaired.

The crime typically carries a penalty of jail time between 10 days and one year; work release; or in-home detention. Williams was convicted of the same offense in 2005.

Prosecutor Brian Dunn underscored the potential danger posed by drunken drivers and pointed out that if anyone had the resources to call a cab — or even the team car service — it was Williams.

“Mr. Williams needs to see the inside of a jail in order to never do this again,” Dunn told the court. “This is someone who put the public in danger for a second time.”

Williams returns to play Nov. 12. The DWAI-related suspension was his second suspension of the season.

NFL officials suspended the linebacker for the Broncos’ first six games for submitting a “non-human” urine test.

The owners of Boulder’s Sterling University Peaks apartments, who this summer were cited for illegally subdividing 92 bedrooms in the complex, have reached an agreement to settle the case for $410,000, the city announced Thursday.